Politics in Western Europe: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the European Community

Politics & Social Sciences

B. Guy Peters

M Donald Hancock

David P. Conradt

Politics & Government

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Comparative Politics provides a comprehensive, theoretical, and methodological introduction to the field of comparative politics.  In the sciences, theory is tested through direct experimentation. In politics, however, social scientists cannot simply manipulate an institution or law to see what might happen. Comparisons of different political contexts are thus central to political theory. Analyzing what happens when different countries modify constitutions or party systems provides useful information about the probable consequences of such changes among diverse political orders. The world of politics is full rich and complex factors which influence the way people vote, how policies are made, or how interest groups lobby. Written by a well-established author with an international reputation, Comparative Politics, surveys the best work in the field, examining the issues involved in an attempt to compare political systems and discussing how the methods and results of comparative politics can be improved. This valuable survey presents a wide array of case studies to illustrate how comparative analysts devise effective methods to construct meaningful theories about political systems. All major current approaches are covered, making this essential reading for students of politics and government.

Cgp;Standing Order Sbn (Pr)

Legal Theory & Systems

Macmillan Dummy List

Cgp;Standing Order Sbn (Hc)

Governance, Politics And The State

Jon Pierre

The Future of Governing: Four Emerging Models (Studies in Government and Public Policy)

Univ Pr of Kansas

<p>All fields of public policy in all political systems require expert scientific or technical advice. This is the first study of how scientific knowledge and opinion (and sometimes speculation) are transmitted to government authorities for use in public policy-making. It discusses the formal and informal processes of scientific advice-giving, and applies these to case studies taken from all over Europe. These a description of the Italian Government's reaction to the effects of Chernobyl and the role played by radiation experts; official scientific advice on Swiss nuclear power; the Black report on Sellafield and leukaemia in children, as well as policy on nuclear safety in Britain; and advice given to the French and other governments on the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. It traces the growth of public awareness of scientific issues in government, concluding that the politics of expert advice will become even more sophisticated in the future.</p>

The Politics of Expert Advice: Creating, Using and Manipulating Scientific Knowledge for Public Policy (Public Administration in the 1990s)

Edinburgh University Press

American Public Policy Promise and Performance

CQ Press

American Public Policy: Promise and Performance

Developments in American Politics 4

Gillian Peele

Christopher J. Bailey

Bruce Cain

The Politics of Bureaucracy An Introduction to Comparative Public Administration

Routledge

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